Telangana Government to Turn Ramappa Temple to Spiritual Tourism Hub Following UNESCO Tag
Months after Telangana's Kakatiya Rudreshwara Temple, popularly known as Ramappa temple, made it to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) list of World Heritage Sites, the Telangana government is looking to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for the development of the thirteenth-century temple and premises into a spiritual tourism hub.
Following the global recognition, the temple, located at Palampet in Mulugu district, has been selected for development under the Union tourism ministry's 'Prasad' (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive) scheme. After the state government submitted its project concept for the proposed development, a team led by the director-general of the tourism ministry G. Kamala Vardhana Rao visited the temple to understand the proposal and shared their inputs.
Skyview By Empyrean in Patnitop Becomes India's First Sustainable Tourism Destination
Skyview By Empyrean, Patnitop, Jammu and Kashmir, became India's first Sustainable Tourism Destination, as certified by the Responsible Tourism Society of India (RTSOI) for complying with the Union Ministry of Tourism's sustainable and responsible tourism standards for travel destinations.
It was also conferred 'Champion' status, accorded for scores of 90-plus for sustainable eco-friendly tourism practices.
Patnitop is a hilltop tourist destination situated in Udhampur district on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. Situated on a plateau in the Shivalik belt, Patnitop has an altitude of 2,024 m, with the Chenab flowing in close proximity.
The Skyview Patnitop ropeway, the largest Indo-French collaboration in mountain infrastructure, was built in a record 2.4 years under the Public-Private Partnership model. Having started operations in July 2020, it was awarded the best adventure tourism destination within a month. The ropeway has cut travel time between Sanget and Patnitop to 15 minutes from 1.5 hours.
Mar 06, 2022
Oyo Appoints Prakash Padariya as Cyber Security Head
Online hotel aggregator Oyo announced the appointment of Prakash Padariya as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for IT and security teams. In his role in Oyo, Padariya will helm a security strategy for the company's systems globally, including regions such as India, SEA, Europe, US and the UK.
He would be also responsible for leveraging technologies such as big data analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance cyber security functions from the ground up.
Padariya's last stint was in the Netherlands headquarters of online payment solutions provider PayU, where he was in a similar role.